A game wrecking defensive tackle is going to impact a defensive line way more than one edge rusher. This defense sucked even when Hendrickson was on the field. They didn’t add a bonafide superstar on the edge but the defensive line is miles better on paper than what they’ve had the past few years.
@maxstraps_@TruthSZN1 Yeah and he played zone coverage the majority of the time. He was not truly “shadowing him” or they wouldn’t have thrown him back into zone. It’s not a diss Benford played awesome and did a good job in the few man coverage snaps he faced against him.
@maxstraps_@TruthSZN1 The Bills played zone for 75% of the snaps vs the Bengals. Nobody is dumb enough to run man vs them because nobody can cover Ja’Marr nor Tee in a 1 on 1 situation.
When you go 9-7 while scoring 30+ points over the past two years, I would say it’s a pretty fair argument to make. Stat watching is just not a great way to analyze a players performance (especially in the playoffs). He had several big moments in that run that helped turn the tide in multiple games.
@Dan2069249@Ravensfan4lyfee@zcook21 That’s the bullshit the bengals have had to deal with for 2 years now. 9-7 in the past two years when scoring 30+ points. It’s not a fun feeling at all.
@khamszn@Kylerorr26980@jaylenp56086390 He is very good out of structure and has had to make plays out of structure for the majority of his career. The OL took a huge leap last year. It’s been bad for most of his career. One good season from them doesn’t erase all of the plays he’s made out of structure lol.
@Ravensfan4lyfee@zcook21 I vividly remember the ravens defense holding the Chiefs to 17 points in 2023 & the Bills to 17 points in 2020. The Ravens scored 10 & 3 in those games.
@Yerckz@s_persources He didn’t lose the bengals lost. Believe it or not it takes more than a QB to win football games. I think I would know what i’m talking about considering i’ve had to sit through three years of that theory being true.
@NFL_Convo Ja’Marr’s RAC ability is light years ahead of Jefferson. Jefferson is better at route running and 50/50 jump balls but the difference isn’t huge by any means. Gotta go Ja’Marr he’s the most well rounded WR in the NFL.
@ChocoIateDaddy@Clov3_4 Yeah man I’m so sure 40 year old Calais Campbell is a better player than 28 year old Dexter Lawrence😭He came off a significant elbow injury and it hindered him during the 2025 season. Players aren’t allowed to have down years due to injury?